Comments on: Eco Friendly Birthday Party

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:22:04 +0000

Hi Kerry,

I was surfing the interntet in search of wholesalers and manufacturers of green party supplies, because I’m starting also on online partybox business.

I’m located in Europe and just wanted to have some advice from you.

Thanks lisa

By: Leona

Leona — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:21:29 +0000

I was inspired by greenplanetparties.com too. We are celebrating the 3rd and 7th birhdays of my son and daughter, together. We are requesting NO PRESENTS but if anyone wants to make a SMALL donation, we are accepting donations for my children’s “adopt an endangered animal” fund through World Wildlife Federation. The birthday child will receive a small stuffed animal and adoption papers for $40 and a charity tax reciept for $30 for each adoption. My husband and I will then give each child a sum of money to purchase their own toy… something they want. I am using reusable plastic plates and cutlery that I purchased ages ago for a party, and I am giving seedling trees I got free from a replantation nursery who disposes of trees that don’t fit the standard, and gift certificates for an ice cream cone from a local store. I have had a bit of negative feedback about the donation part and no presents, but this is what we truly believe in, the kids are very excited about “adopting” an animal and helping save the endangered species, and are looking forward to a party with lots of kids and fun all around! We rented half of a local gymnasium with access to gym equipment such as balls and hockey sticks, little tike cars etc for the younger ones, so we don’t need decorations or games! I am very excited about it! Good luck to everyone doing this and congratulations on making an impact! Even if ONE person likes the party idea and copies it, think of all the Made In China toys that won’t be purchased, the plastic packaging etc that won’t be in the landfill, and the trees that won’t be used for wrapping paper!

By: Shannyn

Shannyn — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:49:14 +0000

this year it’s my daughters first Birthday, and since they don’t know the difference anyway (she’s my third, the other two fell asleep before we ever made it to the presents) we are asking everyone to clean out their closets and toy boxes and meet us at a local homeless shelter to give away all the stuff. There are alot more homeless families in this economy, and giving in honor of my Daughters birthday seems like the best way to be thankful for all we have.

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:29:25 +0000

Wow! Wonderful ideas. I’ve gone shopping in the toy stores for birthday fun stuff, and what a bunch of junk – a total waste of money not to mention the plastic used, which will end up in the trash – often at the end of the party. I can’t wait to try out some of your ideas at my grandson’s next birthday party! Thanks!

By: matt

matt — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:00:16 +0000

Keep up the awesome work. These were some great ideas!

By: Cari

Cari — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:02:50 +0000

As a Mom of three kids I don’t want another cheap bag of plastic toys that won’t be looked at within a week after the party! But, even when it is something useful…it is still another “thing” in our house…so iI’m not doing party favors for my daughter’s 6th birthday. Instead, I’m going to buy a flock of ducks (well, actually, my daughter is going to decide what we buy!) in honor of all the kids who attended her party. We’ll write up a little card saying this and staple it to one strip of (duck?!) stickers. It is the only idea I can think of that isn’t a “thing” … I’d welcome any other suggestions… Thanks!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:14:28 +0000

Thank you very much for such an amount of fantastic ideas for the eco birthday party. Especially I liked the seeds invitations. Surely, I’ll use some for the birthday parties of my kids next year. It’s amazing, how easy it an be.

By: Jennifer "rattlerjen"

Jennifer "rattlerjen" — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:56:27 +0000

Excellent ideas! Don’t forget kids long for unstructured play outside. Boys and girls love to play in nature discovering creepy critters in the leaves, inventing games using natural objects, or even cloud watching.
I am a birthday entertainer, teacher, and show performer of science using live rescued animals. At nearly every performance a child tells me a story about something they saw in their backyard. A memorable birthday may very well be playing in the dirt!
Great ideas may be found nature crafts and activity books found in libraries. Don’t forget websites for teacher’s, national parks, natural resources, wildlife, and environmental organizations have great ideas for parties.
I am collecting ideas from parents and posting on my website as well.

Jennifer – Curator at Reptiles Alive LLC
http://reptilesalive.com/birthdays/birthdayactivities.html

By: Elaine

Elaine — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:08:35 +0000

Giving the gift of time is always welcome. When my 6 year old son received an invitation that said gifts were optional, we gave the birthday boy a movie date. It’s a wonderful way to emphasize relationships over things.

By: Katie

Katie — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:49:13 +0000

You can buy re-usable shopping bags at Toys R’ Us for $1.50 each with cute pictures on them (I got monkey, tiger & elephant bags for my son’s birthday) to use in lieu of paper party bags. Still a bit more expensive but they can be used for grocery shopping when the kids are done with them!